The first game in the Madden franchise released all the way back in 1988, with John Madden Football. Since then the series has seen a release every single year, going through five different generations of consoles, as well as PC, mobile and handheld systems.

This look at Madden’s Metacritic history starts with Madden NFL 2001, the first to have review scores on the site. It will only look at the main games in the series, so no handheld/mobile only games or spinoffs will be accounted for. It will also only factor in console/PC scores and not those for handheld/mobile.

Madden’s Metacritic history

17 out of the 19 (89.47%) games in the Madden franchise on Metacritic have an average score over 80. However, only 3/19 (15.78%) have a score over 90. The last time a Madden game reach those heights among reviewers was Madden 05. Since then the series has consistently gotten about the same aggregate scores with each installment.

The graph below shows the total number of combined reviews for all non-handheld/mobile systems that each Madden game has been on.

To calculate the average critic score for a game I weighed the number of reviews. As an example, for Madden 17 I took the 30 Xbox One reviews and multiplied it by there average score of 83. I then did the same for the PlayStation 4. I then took both those numbers, added them together and divided it by the total number of critic scores to get the average Metacritic score.

Game

Year

Systems

Metacritic Score

# of Critics

Avg Critic Score

Madden 01

2000

PS2, N64, PC, PS1

91, 89, 78, 90

25+6+13+14 = 58

87.63

Madden 02

2001

PS2, Xbox, GC, N64, PC, PS1

94, 90, 89, 78, 71, 88

23+16+12+5+10+9 = 75

87.49

Madden 03

2002

PS2, Xbox, GC, PC, PS1

95, 92, 92, 89, 84.5

25+16+13+12+2 = 68

92.35

Madden 04

2003

PS2, Xbox, GC, PC, PS1

94, 92, 94, 91, 80

29+27+19+13+1 = 89

92.79

Madden 05*

2004

PS2, Xbox, GC, PC

91, 91, 90, 85

30+39+26+12 = 107

90.08

Madden 06

2005

360, PS2, Xbox, GC, PC

74, 88, 86, 86, 78

48+29+39+21+16 = 153

81.77

Madden 07

2006

360, PS3, Wii, PS2, Xbox, GC, PC

80, 76, 81, 84, 83, 82, 80

54+25+35+29+27+14+15 = 199

80.80

Madden 08

2007

360, PS3, Wii, PS2, Xbox, GC, PC

85, 81, 76, 78, 76, 75, 75

46+31+29+11+6+4+6 = 133

80.36

Madden 09

2008

360, PS3, Wii, PS2, Xbox

83, 85, 82, 67, 80

50+38+19+4+1 = 112

82.91

Madden 10

2009

360, PS3, Wii, PS2

85, 85, 77, 67.66

58+41+23+3 = 125

83.11

Madden 11*

2010

360, PS3, Wii

84, 83, 75

47+36+6 = 89

82.98

Madden 12*

2011

360, PS3, Wii

78, 79, 75

55+31+3 = 89

78.24

Madden 13

2012

360, PS3, WiiU, Wii

81, 83. 75, 72.5

36+22+9+2 = 69

80.6

Madden 25

2013

One, PS4, 360, PS3

73, 74, 80, 76

18+13+32+19 = 82

76.58

Madden 15*

2014

One, PS4

80, 81

19+37 = 56

80.66

Madden 16*

2015

One, PS4

84, 83

23+37 = 60

83.38

Madden 17*

2016

One, PS4

83, 82

30+35 = 65

82.46

Madden 18

2017

One, PS4

82, 82

22+40 = 62

82

Madden 19

2018

One, PS4, PC

*Madden 05 is on the PS1 but has no Metacritic reviews on the site.

*Madden 11 and 12 are on the PS2 but has no Metacritic reviews on the site.

*Madden 15, 16 and 17 is on the PS3 and 360 but has no Metacritic reviews on the site.

Despite not factoring in the handheld or mobile scores into the above graphs for the mainline Madden games, I did take separate note of them to share in the table below for anyone interested.

Game

Year

Systems

Critic Score

# of Critics

Highest Score

Lowest Score

Madden 02

2001

GBA

76

3

80

70

Madden 03

2002

GBA

75

5

82

60

Madden 04

2003

GBA

70

9

90

50

Madden 05

2004

GBA, DS

79, 68

9+25 = 34

85 (2)

40

Madden 06

2005

GBA, DS, PSP

71, 66, 75

7+9+23 = 39

90

40

Madden 07

2006

GBA, DS, PSP

68, 70, 78

4+9+18 = 31

90

56

Madden 08

2007

DS, PSP

71, 75

11+10 = 21

80 (4)

50 (2)

Madden 09

2008

DS, PSP

66.33, 68

3+8 = 11

80

60 (3)

Madden 10

2009*

PSP

79.5

2

80

79

Madden 11

2010

PSP, iOS, iPad

66, 78, 77

1+8+4 = 13

100

50

Madden 12

2011*

iOS

71

6

100

50

Madden 13

2012

Vita

63

6

70 (2)

55

Madden 25

2013

iOS

39

8

70

20

*Madden 10 is on the iOS but has no Metacritic reviews on the site.

*Madden 12 is on the PSP but has no Metacritic reviews on the site.

Finally, let’s take a look at the highest and lowest scores that each Madden game has received, as well as what percentage of reviews gave a game a perfect score of 100. Oddly enough, there was a six-game stretch from Madden 10 through Madden 16 where the lowest score given by any Metacritic review was a 60.

For the 1967-68 season, the NFL added the divisional round to the playoffs expanding them after having added the championship round only two years earlier. Since the divisional round of the playoffs was added, there have been 147 teams to have finished the regular season with a winning record and not make the playoffs. This includes the NFL since the 1967-68 season and the 1968-69 and 1969-70 seasons of the AFL.

Timeline and breakdown by season

1967: NFL adds two divisional rounds, four-team playoffs

1968: AFL adds one divisional round, three-team playoffs

1969: AFL adds two divisional rounds, four-team playoffs

1970: NFL-AFL merger, eight-team playoffs

1978: Wildcard round added, 10 team playoffs

1982: Strike shortened season (nine games), special 16 team playoffs

1987: Strike shortened season (15 games)

1990: Second wildcard round added, 12 team playoffs

There have been 10 seasons where at least five teams finished with winning record and missed the playoffs. In contrast, there have only been two seasons where it did not happen. The strike-shortened 1982 season and the 1998 season.

Breakdown by Era and 10+ win teams

The next three graphs show a breakdown of the above cumulative graph into three different eras based on how the playoffs were formatted.

The graph below shows how often a team that finished the season with 10 or more wins missed the playoffs in each NFL season.

Records of teams to not make the playoffs

The table below shows the number of times each the playoffs was missed by a team with a specific winning record. Since the NFL expanded to a 16-game regular season schedule, 70/103 (67.96%) of teams to miss the playoffs with winning records finished at 9-7. In the 14-game era, the most common winning record was 8-6, which happened 11/44 times (25%).

*All four 8-7 teams came during the NFL’s strike-shortened 15-game season in 1987.

Record

Number of times team missed playoffs with that record

11-1-2 (.917)

1

10-3-1 (.769)

1

10-4 (.714)

5

9-4-1 (.692)

3

11-5 (.688)

2

8-4-2 (.667)

1

9-5 (.643)

8

10-6 (.625)

21

8-5-1 (.615)

4

8-6 (.571)

11

7-5-2 (.571)

5

9-7 (.563)

70

7-6-1 (.538)

5

8-7 (.533)*

4

8-7-1 (.531)

6

The best teams to miss the playoffs in this span

Below is a list of the top 13 teams (those with at least a .667 win percentage) who did not make the playoffs in this span. Since 1977, only two teams with this high of a winning percentage have missed the playoffs, the 1985 Broncos and 2008 Patriots.

Team

Year

Record

Baltimore Colts

1967

11-1-2 (.917)

Los Angeles Rams

1968

10-3-1 (.769)

Miami Dolphins

1975

10-4 (.714)

Houston Oilers

1975

10-4 (.714)

St. Louis Cardinals

1976

10-4 (.714)

Cincinnati Bengals

1976

10-4 (.714)

Miami Dolphins

1977

10-4 (.714)

St. Louis Cardinals

1968

9-4-1 (.692)

Detroit Lions

1969

9-4-1 (.692)

Los Angeles Rams

1970

9-4-1 (.692)

Denver Broncos

1985

11-5 (.688)

New England Patriots

2008

11-5 (.688)

Oakland Raiders

1971

8-4-1 (.667)

The total amount of times each franchise has missed the playoffs with a winning record in this span

The Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Redskins have both missed the playoffs with a winning record a league-high nine times. Since 2000, 27/32 (84.37%) of the league has missed the playoffs at least once with a winning record. The only exceptions are the Panthers (who have never done so), the Raiders (1994), Colts (1992), 49ers (1991), Bengals (1986) and the Rams (1971).

Team

# of times missed playoffs with winning record

Last year missed with winning record

Kansas City Chiefs

9

2014: 9-7 (.563%)

Washington Redskins

9

2016: 8-7-1 (.531%)

Denver Broncos

8

2016: 9-7 (.563%)

Los Angeles Chargers

8

2017: 9-7 (.563%)

New England Patriots

8

2008: 11-5 (.688)

Miami Dolphins

7

2005: 9-7 (.563%)

Arizona Cardinals

6

2013: 10-6 (.625%)

Detroit Lions

6

2017: 9-7 (.563%)

New York Giants

6

2012: 9-7 (.563%)

Seattle Seahawks

6

2017: 9-7 (.563%)

Cleveland Browns

5

2007: 10-6 (.625%)

Dallas Cowboys

5

2017: 9-7 (.563%)

Green Bay Packers

5

2000: 9-7 (.563%)

New York Jets

5

2015: 10-6 (.625%)

Pittsburgh Steelers

5

2009: 9-7 (.563%)

Buffalo Bills

4

2014: 9-7 (.563%)

Chicago Bears

4

2012: 10-6 (.625%)

Cincinnati Bengals

4

1986: 10-6 (.625%)

Indianapolis Colts

4

1992: 9-7 (.563%)

Oakland Raiders

4

1994: 9-7 (.563%)

Tennessee Titans*

4

2016: 9-7 (.563%)

Atlanta Falcons

3

2009: 9-7 (.563%)

Los Angeles Rams

3

1971: 8-5-1 (.615)

Minnesota Vikings

3

2005: 9-7 (.563%)

New Orleans Saints

3

2002: 9-7 (.563%)

San Francisco 49ers

3

1991: 10-6 (.625%)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

3

2016: 9-7 (.563%)

Philadelphia Eagles

2

2014: 10-6 (.625%)

Baltimore Ravens

2

2017: 9-7 (.563%)

Houston Texans

2

2014: 9-7 (.563%)

Jacksonville Jaguars

1

2004: 9-7 (.563%)

Carolina Panthers

0

N/A

Teams to make the playoffs with a losing record

In contrast to the 147 teams to have missed the playoffs with a winning record, only four have made the playoffs with a losing one. Two of these teams make the playoffs during the 1982 strike-shortened season, which featured a special 16 team playoff.

What would it look like if America’s Presidents served life-long terms until they died? This article will take a look at this question by seeing how long each former President would have been in office and what this alternative timeline would look like. Since the 45th President, Donald Trump, is currently serving in office he will not be counted.

Presidental length vs. life-long length

The first chart shows a comparison between each Presidents actual time in office compared to if they had served as President for life upon being elected. The second shows the difference in days between these two. For the former Presidents who are still alive, their numbers in days are up to date as of August 1st, 2018.

The table below shows the exact numbers for each President as represented in the two charts above.

President

Time as President

Lifespan after being elected if President for life

Days difference

Washington

2,865 days (1789-1797)

3,880 days (1789-1799)

1,015 days

Adams

1,460 days (1797-1801)

10,713 days (1797-1826)

9,253 days

Jefferson

2,992 days (1801-1809)

9,253 days (1801-1826)

6,261 days

Madison

2,922 days (1809-1817)

9,978 days (1809-1836)

7,056 days

Monroe

2,922 days (1817-1825)

5,235 days (1817-1831)

2,243 days

JQ Adams

1,461 days (1825-1829)

8,391 days (1825-1848)

6,930 days

Jackson

2,922 days (1829-1837)

5,940 days (1829-1845)

3,018 days

Van Buren

1,461 days (1837-1841)

9,273 days (1837-1862)

7,812 days

WH Harrison

31 days (1841)

31 days (1841)

0 days

Tyler

1,430 days (1841-1845)

7,594 days (1841-1862)

6,164 days

Polk

1,461 days (1845-1849)

1,564 days (1845-1849)

103 days

Taylor

492 days (1849-1850)

492 days (1849-1850)

0 days

Fillmore

969 days (1850-1853)

8,643 days (1850-1874)

7,674 days

Pierce

1,461 days (1853-1857)

6,062 days (1853-1869)

4,601 days

Buchanan

1,461 days (1857-1861)

4,107 days (1857-1868)

2,646 days

Lincoln

1,503 days (1861-1865)

1,503 days (1861-1865)

0 days

Johnson

1,419 days (1865-1869)

3,759 days (1865-1875)

2,340 days

Grant

2,922 days (1869-1877)

5,985 days (1869-1885)

2,876 days

Hayes

1,461 days (1877-1881)

5,798 days (1877-1893)

4,337 days

Garfield

199 days (1881)

199 days (1881)

0 days

Arthur

1,262 days (1881-1885)

1,886 days (1881-1886)

624 days

Cleveland

1,461 days (1885-1889)

8,512 days (1885-1908)

7,051 days

Harrison

1,461 days (1889-1893)

4,391 days (1889-1901)

2,930 days

Cleveland (Part II)

1,461 days (1893-1897)

5,590 days (1893-1908)

4,129 days

McKinley

1,654 days (1897-1901)

1,654 days (1897-1901)

0 days

Roosevelt

2,728 days (1901-1909)

6,323 days (1901-1919)

3,595 days

Taft

1,461 days (1909-1913)

7,674 days (1909-1930)

6,213 days

Wilson

2,922 days (1913-1921)

3,988 days (1913-1924)

1,066 days

Harding

881 days (1921-1923)

881 days (1921-1923)

0 days

Coolidge

2,041 days (1923-1929)

3,444 days (1923-1933)

1,403 days

Hoover

1,461 days (1929-1933)

13,014 days (1929-1964)

11,553 days

FDR

4,422 days (1933-1945)

4,422 days (1933-1945)

0 days

Truman

2,840 days (1945-1953)

10,120 days (1945-1972)

7,280 days

Eisenhower

2,922 days (1953-1961)

5,911 days (1953-1969)

2,989 days

Kennedy

1,036 days (1961-1963)

1,036 days (1961-1963)

0 days

LBJ

1,886 days (1963-1969)

3,349 days (1963-1973)

1,463 days

Nixon

2,027 days (1969-1974)

9,223 days (1969-1994)

7,196 days

Ford

895 days (1974-1977)

11,097 days (1974-2006)

10,202 days

Carter

1,461 days (1977-1981)

15,168 days (1977-

13,707 days

Reagan

2,922 days (1981-1989)

11,094 days (1981-2004)

8,172 days

HW Bush

1,461 days (1989-1993)

10,785 days (1989-

9,324 days

Clinton

2,922 days (1993-2001)

9,324 days (1993-

6,402 days

Bush

2,922 days (2001-2009)

6,402 days (2001-

3,480 days

Obama

2,922 days (2009-2017)

3,480 days (2009-

558 days

Trump

558 days (2017-

N/A

N/A

FDR and John Adams

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was elected to serve four terms (16 years) as President but died a few months into his fourth term in 1945. In 1947 Congress ratified the 22nd amendment, which was approved by the states in 1951, making it so no President could serve more than two terms.

In this hypothetical President for life scenario, FDR would still have served more days as President then the 10* listed in the table below even if they served as President for life.

*Not counting those who died in office (W.H. Harrison, Taylor, Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Harding and Kennedy)

President

Lifespan after being elected if President for life

FDR

4,422 days (1933-1945)

Harrison

4,391 days (1889-1901)

Buchanan

4,107 days (1857-1868)

Washington

3,880 days (1789-1799)

Wilson

3,988 days (1913-1924)

Johnson

3,759 days (1865-1875)

Obama

3,480 days (2009-

Coolidge

3,444 days (1923-1933)

LBJ

3,349 days (1963-1973)

Arthur

1,886 days (1881-1886)

Polk

1,564 days (1845-1849)

Another noticeable thing from this hypothetical President for life scenario is how long John Adams holds the title as longest-serving President. Adams died on July 4th, 1826 and it would not be until (ironically enough) July 4th, 1958 that President Hoover would pass him in days served.

Hoover would then become the longest until President Carter passed him on September 8th, 2012. Adams (90 years, 247 days) is the fifth oldest President to have ever lived, while Carter (93 years, 299 days) is currently second only being George H.W. Bush.

President

Lifespan after being elected if President for life

Carter

15,168 days (1977-

Hoover

13,014 days (1929-1964)

Ford

11,097 days (1974-2006)

Reagan

11,094 days (1981-2004)

HW Bush

10,785 days (1989-

Adams

10,713 days (1797-1826)

Truman

10,120 days (1945-1972)

Alternative President for life timeline

In an alternative timeline where America’s President is elected for life, the country would only be on its 15th President (Clinton), instead of its 45th (Trump). To make this timeline, I took who was actually President in real-life and made them next in line when the current President for life died.

So if Washington had died in 1802 instead of 1799, Jefferson would have been the second President in this timeline instead of Adams.

So far I have looked at the numbers for notable deaths on Wikipedia for the first five months of the year. Now, it is time to look at the numbers for June. Overall, the month saw a total of 543 notable deaths. However, for all the numbers below it will only count 531 of these.

Deaths per day for June

The 1st saw the most deaths with 25, while the 27th had the least with only 11. On average each day in June saw 17.7 notable deaths. 20 days (66.66%) in the month saw less than 20 deaths while 10 days (33.33%) saw 20 or more deaths.

The average age of those who died

The average age of the 531 notable people who died in June is 79.31 years old. June 21st saw the highest average age of death at 86.65 years old. This makes it only the second day so far this year to have an average age over 86. June 18th saw the lowest average age of death at only 72.27 years old.

George N. Leighton (age 105) graduated from Howard University in 1940. He then served in World War II from 1942-45, achieving the rank of Captain in the U.S. Amry and being awarded a Bronze Star and the Asiatic Pacific Service Medal. Following the war, he earned his Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School and served as a lawyer and later judge.

In 1969, he was appointed as a judge with the First District Appellate Court of Illinois, the first African-American to hold this position in Illinois. In 1976, he became a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He served until 1987 before going back to work in private practice.

Reinhard Hardegen (age 105) was a German U-boat commander during World War II, the last surviving ‘Ace of the Deep‘ from the country during the war. Following the end of the war, he was held captive for 16 months before returning home. He later started a successful marine oil trading company and served as a member of Parliament in his hometown of Bremen for over three decades.

So far I have looked at the numbers for notable deaths on Wikipedia for the first four months of the year. Now, it is time to look at the numbers for May. Overall, the month saw a total of 540 notable deaths. However, for all the numbers below it will only count 535 of these.

Deaths per day for May

The 28th saw the most deaths with 24, while the 22nd and 31st tied with the least with only 11. On average each day in May saw 17.25 notable deaths. 22 days (70.96%) in the month saw less than 20 deaths while nine days (29.03%) saw 20 or more deaths.

The average age of those who died

The average age of the 535 notable people who died in May is 78.75 years old. May 3rd saw the highest average age of death at 84.53 years old. Ironically, the next day saw the lowest average age for the month. May 4th was the first day of 2018 to see the average age go under 70 for the first time this year at 69.52 years old.

The oldest person to pass away American supercentenarian Delphine Gibson (age 114). Passing away at 114 years and 265 days old, Gibson was the 58th oldest person to have ever lived. From July 13th, 2017 until her death on May 9th, she was the oldest living American citizen.

In 1995, what would become Swedish video game developer Paradox Development Studio was founded. Paradox Development Studio develops the games that the company is known for like Europa Universalis and Crusader Kings, while its parent company Paradox Interactive publishes various PC games. This article will only be looking at games developed by Paradox Development Studio and will not be factoring in DLC.

Paradox Development Studio’s Metacritic history

Out of the 19* games developed by Paradox, seven (36.84%) have received an average Metacritic score of at least an 80 and 15 (78.94%) have gotten an average score of at least 70. So far there best-received game has been 2001’s Europa Universalis II (87).

*Does not count 2012’s Pride of Nations: The Scramble for Africa (PDS’s 20th game) since that has no reviews on Metacritic.

The chart below shows the number of Metacritic reviews that each Paradox Development Studio game has received on the site.

Below is a table showing each game, its release year, the Metacritic score it received and the number of critics who reviewed it on the site.

Game

Year

Systems

Critic Score

# of Critics

Europa Universalis: Crown of the North

2000

PC

61

9

Europa Universalis

2001

PC

86

11

Europa Universalis II

2001

PC

87

11

Hearts of Iron

2002

PC

72

13

Victoria

2003

PC

58

12

Europa Universalis: Two Thrones

2004

PC

52

10

Crusader Kings

2004

PC

73

26

Hearts of Iron II

2005

PC

83

27

Diplomacy

2005

PC

58

23

Europa Universalis III

2007

PC

83

25

Europa Universalis: Rome

2008

PC

73

19

Hearts of Iron III

2009

PC

77

23

Victoria II

2010

PC

75

17

Sengoku

2011

PC

70

13

Crusader Kings II

2012

PC

82

31

Pride of Nations: The Scramble for Africa

2012

PC

N/A

N/A

March of the Eagles

2013

PC

71

19

Europa Universalis IV

2013

PC

87

34

Stellaris

2016

PC

78

57

Hearts of Iron IV

2016

PC

83

37

Finally, let’s take a look at the highest and lowest scores that each Paradox Development Studio game has received, as well as what percentage of reviews gave a game a perfect score of 100.

Game

Highest Score

Lowest Score

% of 100s

Europa Universalis: Crown of the North

88 (1)

30 (2)

0%

Europa Universalis

92 (1)

70 (1)

0%

Europa Universalis II

100 (1)

79 (1)

9.09%

Hearts of Iron

90 (1)

40 (2)

0%

Victoria

75 (1)

30 (1)

0%

Europa Universalis: Two Thrones

80 (1)

24 (1)

0%

Crusader Kings

94 (1)

50 (2)

0%

Hearts of Iron II

95 (1)

50 (1)

0%

Diplomacy

90 (1)

10 (1)

0%

Europa Universalis III

92 (1)

70 (1)

0%

Europa Universalis: Rome

92 (1)

55 (1)

0%

Hearts of Iron III

90 (2)

50 (1)

0%

Victoria II

95 (1)

50 (1)

0%

Sengoku

83 (1)

50 (2)

0%

Crusader Kings II

95 (2)

60 (1)

0%

Pride of Nations: The Scramble for Africa

N/A

N/A

N/A

March of the Eagles

85 (1)

50 (1)

0%

Europa Universalis IV

100 (2)

70 (3)

5.88%

Stellaris

93 (1)

20 (1)

0%

Hearts of Iron IV

100 (1)

50 (2)

2.70%

The next game that Paradox Development Studio is working on is Imperator: Rome, which currently has a 2019 release date. It is a sequel to their 2008 game Europa Universalis: Rome.

Yesterday, Francesco Molinari won the 147th Open Championship edging out the likes of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Adam Scott to take home the Claret Jug. Playing the final 37 holes at Carnoustie bogey-free, he became the first Italian to ever win a major championship.

This win came on the heels of Molinari arguably playing like the best player in the world coming into the event. In his last four events coming, he won twice and came in 2nd place at the John Deere Classic the week before the Open.

*The maps and information below does not count the U.S. Amateur and The Amateur Championship which were once considered to be majors championships.

What countries have taken home the most total majors?

With a new country winning a golf major, let’s take a look at which have won the most. With Molinari’s win, Italy became the 20th country to have a golfer born there win a major championship.

The smallest countries to win majors are the Bailiwick of Jersey (population ~100,000) and Fiji (population ~900,000). Jersey actually has the sixth most majors among countries despite its size and the fact that its last major winner came in 1920 when Ted Ray won the U.S. Open.

The top 13 majors winners (all have at least six) of all time have won 116 (26.06%) of the total 445 major championships in history. Ten of the 13 are Americans, with the only exceptions being Nick Faldo (England, 6), Harry Vardon (Jersey, 7) and Gary Player (South Africa, 9).